Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Ethete, Wyoming

Bypass the pavement and explore this beautiful canyon just west of Highway 28 south of Lander. High red rock cliffs run along the Little Popo Agie River. The canyon is filled with beautiful ranch property and a wildlife habitat management area. Even in mid-August, it is green and pretty. The north e...
Learn more about Red Canyon Road

Just south of the Red Canyon Rd exit on Hwy 28, there is a strip of BLM land between the highway and Red Canyon. This trail runs along the ridge, high above the highway, and then circles to the Red Canyon side. To complete the loop, you must go down through a wash (which was dry in August) and then ...
Learn more about Ridge Runner Loop

Indian 4WD Trail is a fantastic 11-mile trail that crosses two mountains, goes through the valleys and pines, goes across Pass Creek and the Little Popo Agie River, and ends at Frye Lake in the Shoshone National Forest. In some places, the trail has loose rocks, but they're navigable. The water cros...
Learn more about Indian 4WD Trail - FS 352

Limestone Trail runs north and south across the top of the mountain in the Shoshone National Forest and ends on the south end at Limestone Mountain, where there is a quarry. You drive across limestone rocks in the trail for most of it. In some places the rocks are embedded in the trail, in others th...
Learn more about Limestone Trail (FS 327)

This trail connects Limestone Mountain Road at its east end with Little Rock Trail and Christina Lake Trail on its west end. There are amazing places to camp near the east end of this trail. You wind through the trees in places and cross sagebrush flats in others. The trail is rocky in several place...
Learn more about Beaver Creek 4WD (FS 366)

Stairway to Heaven goes from the south end of Red Canyon Road up onto Limestone Mountain. It's a fun climb, gaining over 1,500 feet in just under 4 miles. In some places, the trail is loose rock, and in other spots, it's dirt. You start in a grassy meadow, but before the top, you move through some t...
Learn more about Stairway to Heaven

Limestone Mountain Road (a/k/a Ed Young Basin) runs from Hwy 28 near Atlantic City, Wyoming, up to the Indian Trail and beyond. Our track stops at the intersection with the Indian Trail. This is a well-maintained dirt road. I don't know if it's open year-round. You go up over the mountains at 8800 f...
Learn more about Limestone Mtn Rd (FS 326)

Little Rock is a two-track trail on the west end with the name "Little Rock" and number 368 on the Forest Service map. It begins at Louise Lake Road, and from there, the trail crosses the Shoshone National Forest in an easterly direction, and then it crosses some private property where access is gra...
Learn more about Little Rock (FS 368)

This scenic route takes the back roads from Thermopolis to Lysite, Wyoming. The county road travels through private property, so stay on the road. The road is a gravel road until you cross the county line, and then it can become rutted. The road will eventually reach gravel again. There is a section...
Learn more about Buffalo Creek/ Hot Springs County 5

Castle Garden Road is located just east of Moneta. Turn onto Castle Garden Road and continue until you see a sign to the left, and then it is five miles to the petroglyph site. You will not see the site until you travel down the hill and curve to the right. This is an in-and-out, driving time depend...
Learn more about Castle Garden Road

When navigating this Forest Service road, you will find it mostly easy with views of rolling meadows to start. But the further you go, the terrain changes from a maintained dirt road to one that has small ruts, switchbacks, and rocks--nothing any 4WD or AWD vehicle can't get through. Along with the ...
Learn more about Wiggins Fork

Relatively easy trail connecting visitors to the east side of the park, and providing an easy way out after running some of the harder areas of the park. It links up to the middle of the Side By Side Trail, providing quick and easy access to Hanging Bridge. It winds through vast sagebrush and has on...
Learn more about 2 Track Escape

Once you are on the 554 Trail you will need to go through a gate (just lock it when you go through). There are plenty of signs pointing you to the many trails so just keep an eye out at every junction point. 554 will go in a westerly direction until the junction point for 528. Follow 528 southerl...
Learn more about 554 Wildcat and 528 Geyser Creek

Short and easy connector trail in the higher region of the park. It provides a quick route to connect from upper Side By Side to the middle of the Picnic Area Trail without needing to drop down into the lower sections. Lower Bobcat provides an easier, shorter connection point.
Learn more about Bobcat - Lower

This is a connector trail leading from the mid-section of Charlie over to Lower Bobcat, and by extension, the middle of the Side By Side and Picnic Area Trails. It's an easy route, but it might be difficult to find during times of heavy vegetation growth. It can provide an easier way to exit Charlie...
Learn more about Bobcat - Upper

This is a less-traveled road linking the interior of the park with the northeast end of the Outer Loop Road. It connects the Outer Loop Road with Side By Side. With less traffic than other routes of the park, the path is less obvious and sometimes difficult to follow.
Learn more about Lower Road

Union Pass is an easy, well-graded forest road that takes you from the pass all the way down to the Green River. At over 9,000 feet, you'll find yourself in a bowl surrounded by beautiful vistas, meadows, and lakes. The road is super easy and most vehicles can travel without issue. There are several...
Learn more about Union Pass

This is an easy-going ATV/dirt bike trail. There are a few water crossings, with man-made cinder blocks and potential large mudholes in spring. This trail has fun, small, little kickers and swooping turns, it almost feels like riding a mini dirt bike track. Small cc bikes and quad friendly. Since th...
Learn more about South Fork Ridge (MT13)

Long Creek Trail is an often overlooked trail that gives you access to broad views of the Absaroka Mountain Range. This trail starts with a steep climb up the mountain right off the main highway. Eventually, it turns and reveals a beautiful valley and meadow. There are cute cabins dotting the valley...
Learn more about Long Creek Trail

Bypass the pavement and explore this beautiful canyon just west of Highway 28 south of Lander. High red rock cliffs run along the Little Popo Agie River. The canyon is filled with beautiful ranch property and a wildlife habitat management area. Even in mid-August, it is green and pretty. The north e...
Learn more about Red Canyon Road

Just south of the Red Canyon Rd exit on Hwy 28, there is a strip of BLM land between the highway and Red Canyon. This trail runs along the ridge, high above the highway, and then circles to the Red Canyon side. To complete the loop, you must go down through a wash (which was dry in August) and then ...
Learn more about Ridge Runner Loop

Indian 4WD Trail is a fantastic 11-mile trail that crosses two mountains, goes through the valleys and pines, goes across Pass Creek and the Little Popo Agie River, and ends at Frye Lake in the Shoshone National Forest. In some places, the trail has loose rocks, but they're navigable. The water cros...
Learn more about Indian 4WD Trail - FS 352

Limestone Trail runs north and south across the top of the mountain in the Shoshone National Forest and ends on the south end at Limestone Mountain, where there is a quarry. You drive across limestone rocks in the trail for most of it. In some places the rocks are embedded in the trail, in others th...
Learn more about Limestone Trail (FS 327)

Bypass the pavement and explore this beautiful canyon just west of Highway 28 south of Lander. High red rock cliffs run along the Little Popo Agie River. The canyon is filled with beautiful ranch property and a wildlife habitat management area. Even in mid-August, it is green and pretty. The north e...
Learn more about Red Canyon Road

Just south of the Red Canyon Rd exit on Hwy 28, there is a strip of BLM land between the highway and Red Canyon. This trail runs along the ridge, high above the highway, and then circles to the Red Canyon side. To complete the loop, you must go down through a wash (which was dry in August) and then ...
Learn more about Ridge Runner Loop

Indian 4WD Trail is a fantastic 11-mile trail that crosses two mountains, goes through the valleys and pines, goes across Pass Creek and the Little Popo Agie River, and ends at Frye Lake in the Shoshone National Forest. In some places, the trail has loose rocks, but they're navigable. The water cros...
Learn more about Indian 4WD Trail - FS 352

Limestone Trail runs north and south across the top of the mountain in the Shoshone National Forest and ends on the south end at Limestone Mountain, where there is a quarry. You drive across limestone rocks in the trail for most of it. In some places the rocks are embedded in the trail, in others th...
Learn more about Limestone Trail (FS 327)